Game Theory: Ellie Is NOT Immune! (The Last of Us Part 2)

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The Last of Us franchise is a story of humanity trying to survive in the face of a virus turning people into fungus creatures that are not quite zombies. We learn early on in the first game that Ellie is immune, perhaps even the only immune person there is. This makes her invaluable to those trying to find a cure. Except, I think she may not be immune. The second game shows a lot of evidence that something else may be going on with Ellie. Something that may tell us the future direction of this story and the future of Ellie.
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[@tameronica]

Other people: _dies horrifically from zombie infections_ Ellie: "uh oh i got a cold" *_dies_*

[@mrsmartypants1987]

Imagine if this was a ending

[@capybaratherapy7970]

Roll credits

[@jwdathefax377]

NeverLookBack - Nope...sorry I couldn’t resist no more than you could. Lol

[@eyezz0]

No it's got to be something else, this theory could be close but probably not correct.

[@om_point]

Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access unless you’re a reincarnation of someone who died via flu in a past life, then I’m curious as to how you’d know which is more a pleasant way to die lol

[@SlimeCrime121]

Ellie : Breathes in spores. Matt : “Just hold on a second”

[@khangdo6822]

Ellie got bite many time but not once.

[@AuveenGlynn]

She shoved her hand in to the mouth of a clicker xD

[@2ttrashwagon582]

It’s more like, matpat: hold my Diet Coke

[@culps96]

You beat me by 2 days

[@dxhollow2520]

LMAO FAX 😂😂😂

[@Grebeny]

I was always thinking how Ellie was not alone, the others with her condition were just shot because of positive test. And when I started watching the series with my parents, my mother pointed out that they can't know if others are immune because they kill them if test is positive.

[@Rothbourne]

Or died from a cold :P

[@MrsDeeDee313]

Your mother could be right that there were others who could have been so called immune too, but got killed immediately upon a positive test. Ellie herself could have/and would have been killed many times due to her positive test reading.

[@kentrussel9221]

the boy from the first episode could have been immune

[@NatureFreak1127]

That's both incredibly depressing and very likely.

[@jaroldscottwilliams.3rd832]

Which is just crazy considering how easy it is that you can get a false positive for real life viruses.

[@Masonhill76]

The one flaw in this, Ellie was bitten by someone with the “wrong” type. Meaning she must have ingested the “right” type before she got bit. That would be the only way she wouldn’t turn. Otherwise, she’s actually immune

[@arlom5132]

Exactly. Maybe we'll get a flashback to when she got the other kind in Part 3

[@jonanik3091]

I think Part 3 will be based around ellie’s infection. I watched a theory that Part 3 could be about Abby joining the fireflies and when she arrives she learns they have rebuilt a lab with scientists that were her fathers protege’s and the reason they rebuilt a lab is because they found another immune person. They eventually get attacked before the surgery is complete and the immune survivor gets burned, destroying their brain and therefore cannot be tested on. Abby knows where to find another immune survivor and searches for Ellie across the country with an old and mentally/physically damaged Tommy. The plot is then based around forgiveness and trust as Tommy gets injured on the journey and Lev decides to stay with him to protect him while Abby and Ellie clear a path from raiders or another faction of sorts. Abby and Ellie team up and survive together Ellie and Dina style and begin to talk to each other slowly, forming a bond and connection and the rest of the theory is up for just interpretation as the part 3 theory was. But man a Part 3 with ellie and abby forming a friendship to save whats left of mankind sounds awesome, and imagine the flash backs of Ellie and Joel and Tommy.

[@rocketsbass3867]

Ellies mom was bitten shortly before Ellie was born so

[@agffans5725]

@@rocketsbass3867 .. her mother did not turn, but was shot because they assumed that she would turn, so we do not know if she was also immune.

[@Sickle2z2]

Had the same idea while watching this

[@iphito7539]

So to save the world everyone has to get high on mushrooms.

[@IggyTheLighskinWonder]

@PepperyPancake but actually yes

[@joshagee8251]

Yep

[@albedokreideprinz1012]

Basically

[@pokest45-pz52]

Only to get killed by every other non-fungal disease

[@elijahhernandez7033]

This is the way...

[@stcxps526]

“She’s not immune because she’s already infected and can’t turn into a zombie “ Me: so she’s immune

[@brittroobies274]

Immune to one type.

[@LannasMissingLink]

@@brittroobies274 one type? Each zombie is just the spores growing over time

[@brittroobies274]

@@LannasMissingLink What point are you trying to make because you haven't made one. I'll explain to save time: Using the theory in the video, the most we can say is she's either immune to one type of the virus or all other types of the virus. Those who emit spores are emitting spores from the same type (zombie) virus. Ellie is already infected with a different strain of the virus that combats against the zombie making strain or (in theory) all other strains that she doesn't have.

[@LannasMissingLink]

@@brittroobies274 I'm just gonna ignore your entire essay there. I was still watching the essay when I responded to you so I made a mistake

[@brittroobies274]

@@LannasMissingLink You clearly haven't seen what an actual essay looks like. But I accept the acknowledgement of your mistake. Next time watch the entire thing and think before you try to make a conflicting statment. Good day (or evening) to you.

[@41tinman41]

Coming back here after the reveal on how Ellie was born might have the key to explaining why she isn't turning into a zombie. Anna (her mom) got bit right as she was being born, and before her umbilical cord was cut. That might be how Ellie's newborn self was inoculated with the cordyceps infection but at a much smaller amount so much so that as she grew up, her body got used to it and it didn't have the serious effects on her.

[@kirstenjackson2172]

yes bc babies develop extremely rapidly with stem cells in a way that adults don't

[@bookofsean8793]

I think you're right, maybe ellie was never been bitten but has cordyseps to her blood when anna cut the thing on her so it became like its normal to her condition

[@mrx-od3ji]

@@bookofsean8793 she was bitten but she never turned so she lmmune.

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

@@mrx-od3jithey mean before she was bitten lol

[@Stookinator]

i think it DID have serious effects. a symbiotic relationship if i might add. she doesnt die instantly to bullets ingame, allowing the virus inside her not die instantly (lore for why she isnt that squishy ingame)

[@irosquaredboku]

Rewatching this episode after going through a medical lab tech program, I immediately paused at the CBC screenshot and read through. One thing, though, MatPat: Hematocrit is not a type of cell, it's the percentage of cells in your blood to the serum. Similarly, for the doctors note on the elevated level in her serum and CSF, he's talking about the levels in her *blood* serum and cerebral spinal fluid, not just her central nervous system.

[@4567samsung]

the sad thing about this is that there would be more people actually immune for the same reason but resort to just killing themselves "before they turn" when they get bitten or accidentally breath spores so they would never know they could survive

[@theknittingkat]

That’s such a good point! But now I’m sad lol

[@dantedash]

this is why i would never kill myself if i was bitten by a zombie or infected by like the t-virus or something because just what if i was immune or just wasn't going to die? and if i do turn into a zombie i wouldn't even have the ability to care ab it lol

[@PhoenixRising166]

@@dantedash infection is supposed to kick in little by little, so you'll be aware of it before you fully turn into an infected. That's when you have a shot at finishing it off for good or let nature run its course and become an aspiring rat king limb lol

[@MementoMori7777]

When the alternative is turning into something like a clicker or bloater, I'd rather just be dead.

[@claire9672]

they’d totally know if they were immune if they’d breath in spores bcs either you can or you can’t lmaoo

[@no_refunds4U]

Ellie: *Gets mad at Joel* Joel: *proceeds to talk for over 16 minutes about how she's not actually immune and killing her wouldn't do anything*

[@thekidwhogotframed8868]

If the doctors weren't retarded and understood what was happening with ellie killing her would be useless since they can find the same cordyceps infectjng ellie and make it it immunizes them while making there immjne system still good

[@Rageren]

Joel was right. Ellie's life was more important. If a cure wasn't created in the first decade of the apocalypse... Then it would be a waste of time in the following 20 years. Joel made the right choice.

[@CosmicTheOtaku]

@@thekidwhogotframed8868 Um the doctors wrote all that down in the span of say an hour or two. They didnt have a lot of time to work with before Joel went on his killing spree....Amazing to call someone retarded while showing the same signs.

[@kirknay]

@@thekidwhogotframed8868 heck, just sample with a miniscule spinal tap, and put it in a petri dish.

[@jonyprepperisrael60]

@@thekidwhogotframed8868 well give them a break,the medical school has been closed for at least 20 years

[@sleepie1035]

Heres my theory, maybe ellies body doesnt fight the infection such as its said. where other peoples body for some reason do. and when the infection feels some pushback it goes into defensive mode and locksdown the entire body which causes the full infection. And since ellie's never fights the infection it feels no need to fight her and just continues to live within her body like a symbiotic relationship.

[@loganmontgomery535]

I was thinking that too! 😂

[@raresradoi39]

I mean, that's not really how any fungi/viruses/bacteria work and we finally got the explanation in the tv show

[@luna-zw3rd]

I rlly wish he would do another theory now since the series is out and the explanation that they give us is basically: "her mother got bitten when she was born so shes used to it" even though I find Matts explanation better 😭

[@luna-zw3rd]

I just wanna know if their explanation actually makes sense in some way

[@oscarvc10]

@@luna-zw3rd not for me persoanlly, Ellie got bit by a regular zombie as well as Riley, and she died. How could she be infected prior to that? By spores maybe? I don't buy it, even without the 'official' show explanation.

[@rocketsbass3867]

@@oscarvc10 Huh? Explain further, not sure what your point is.

[@agffans5725]

No reason for a new theory, because Ellie's mother did not turn, but was shot because they assumed that she would turn, so we do not know if she actually also was immune.

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

tbh im gonna consider the tv series as its own universe. they changed a lot and probably added things that are incorrect or unnecessary (like why would marlene keep ellie chained in a room 💀💀)

[@am3thysts]

Fireflies: “How can we cure ourselves and protect ourselves?” Ellie: “Get infected.”

[@41tinman41]

So if Ellie starts biting people, they'd be saved. Kinda like that cannibal dude. Heh, too bad he died with a serious case of machete to the face.

[@dethmaul]

@@41tinman41 When i played, i thought she DID infect him. That's why he was so creepy and aggressive during the final fight. He was slowly turning. I guess he wasn't, and he was just pissed off at her lol

[@kakashi6957]

Ben Anasarias didn’t she say with Dina “I can’t get you infected if that’s what your wondering I can’t get you immune ether” so how would that work would her sailva be her strain of the virus? And get Dina immune

[@yoyoyoaliman]

*in Thanos' voice* "I used the Cordyceps to destroy the Cordyceps."

[@Ksanthecat]

That almost killed me...

[@yoyoyoaliman]

@@Ksanthecat oops 😬

[@braylonshambry9680]

I almost died laughing

[@Galaxverse]

Lmao dude

[@philyfighter4]

Lmao but isn't that what a vaccine is?

[@n0zzaaxkx850]

In the series that released this year, it showed that Ellie's mum was bit by a zombie just before giving birth, and since the umbilical cord is connected the cordyceps entered Ellie through the cord right before birth, therefore when she was bitten the cordyceps already thought she was infected so it didn't attack her.

[@rl-762]

It could be also like how ebola works. Using the body’s immune system to “activate” the virus. Perhaps the zombification requires the acidic environment of immune cells and since she’s immunocompromised she doesn’t get infected because the fungus never “activated”

[@Mo-vr1ep]

So Ellie should running around biting people to spread her "version" of cordyceps.

[@wantedinnit69420]

yes

[@momom9916]

No need for a vaccine. End of story. Haha

[@DeepakKumar-ud9by]

@@momom9916 yeah . Easy work.

[@rage.kitten]

Or... ya know... they could just find a source of the cordyceps that she has.

[@BertoxolusThePuzzled]

I want TLOU 3 to just be Ellie running around saving and then biting people before disappearing, almost like a zombie apocalypse Batman (bonus points if she comes with a jaw or tooth-based costume, like maybe she throws jawarangs she spat on XD). Can't be worse than part 2... lol...

[@glitch____2323]

Ellie: I'm immune Mattpat: Well no but actually yes

[@explodezluvsu7872]

You mean: Well yes but actually no

[@toastguy210]

You mean: That’s completely correct

[@explodezluvsu7872]

Toast Toast no it’s not.

[@goofygoober622]

how the zombie, that bit ellie, turned into a zombie if they have a good cordyceps in their body?

[@LineOfThy]

@@toastguy210 no, it's convoluted

[@phoenixdarkmoon8040]

I think the showwriters watched your videos matpat cause they changed up the explanation for Ellie's immunity in the show

[@kylergonzales6677]

Wait they did?

[@Kiwissz]

They changed it because its hard to show emotions through a gas mask because of spores. They wanted it to be more realistic.

[@herobrines8thbrother886]

in the "Left Behind" dlc to the first game, Ellie gets bit by an infected. She mentions in the main game that her friend Riley also got bit and turned into an infected. Since the cordyceps originated in flour, (as theorized in a theory from much later than this video) she couldn't have been given the strain of cordyceps you claim she has because there would be too much risk in making flour, or let alone farm the wheat necessary... But don't quote me on that...

[@MrMauser33]

Now my medical degree comes in handy: Having a disease from one family of diseases sometimes makes you immune to others from the same family. That's how vaccination was discovered: People with cowpox didn't get normal pox. Cowpox isn't deadly though. People might just become immune to the Zombie-fungus after one infection but never survive long enough for that to happen. Ellie got infected by one version of that fungus and became immune. The fungus is a immunosupressant, yes, but not strong enough to stop the immune system from keeping zombiefication away. So she could infect other people, making them immune as well, essentially enabling the vaccination from Part 1 again.

[@aurin_komak]

Lmao now I'm just imagining Ellie just biting everyone

[@MrMauser33]

@@aurin_komak Didn't get that idea, but yes, might work :D

[@akayefeagar6529]

This won't work. Ellie was bitten by a infected human ( or whatever you want call them ). This means she did NOT get the non-threatening version of the cordyceps. Meaning she is immune. I don't exactly remember, but in part 2 jerry ( abby's father ) says that the mutated infection remnants has intertwined with the brain. That means she has to be infected, but she's not.

[@aarongalicia7621]

@@akayefeagar6529 Well Ellie could have gotten infected by the different strand before getting bitten by some cause. Ellie says in part 2 that she can't share her immunity tho

[@akayefeagar6529]

Aaron Galicia Uhh I forgot about that. Thanks man.

[@randomlittleidot]

intro : has glitch people who watched latest film Theroy : this is strangely familiar

[@waluigi7331]

Eat your cereal

[@enderduckster]

Yeah thats what i was wondering

[@WireWhiz]

I'm sensing another ARG

[@clarkbaty1356]

Ngl maybe a new channel???

[@beepbeeplettuce4892]

S u s p i c i o u s

[@sirenwantsbodilyautonomy]

If Ellie is infected with a different fungus, doesn't that mean whichever zombie bit her, would also have go be infected with the same type of fungus? Which then in turn should mean that it wouldn't have bitten her?

[@MarkMetEenC]

No she got the 'harmless' cordyceps somewhere before she got bitten by the zombie. The zombie-cordyceps couldn't take a hold because of the anti-fungal chemical.

[@KillerOfTheShadow]

@@MarkMetEenC why aren't there more like her?

[@randomerjr3182]

@@KillerOfTheShadow Maybe it was a very rare case that she got the "harmless" cordyceps, therefore she is the only one whose gotten it yet

[@krio1267]

she ate cordyceps before it decided to infect humans, thats how

[@Persephone3.14]

​@@KillerOfTheShadow It's possible that others have got it, they just got shot or killed themselves because they tested positive.

[@escher4401]

It would also be interesting if she were in a symbiotic relationship with the fungus. They could use this to give her special fugi powers.

[@janlordkennethiran5256]

lmao

[@JOEYZ-nq2gn]

Thank god you had nothing to do with writing the story

[@lemonsink7869]

Yeah like turn into your long gone father since she is Miranda from RE8

[@chokoon21]

*plottwist:* It was actually the one zombie that bit Ellie that is immune to spreading infections

[@DoctorNub]

Then Riley wouldn’t have turned or was she bitten by a different one? I can’t remember

[@EditedAF987]

Scott they were bitten by different runners

[@wajidlatif4666]

Ellie is bit twice

[@capitanorejitas4459]

But Ellie can breath spores

[@askaveng7911]

Why was that human who bit her turned into a zombie then? If they have also been "immune"

[@EonServoXA]

What's interesting is that in the farm, if you go in Ellie's journal, she was complaining about her eyes hurting a lot and that's typically the first area where the fungus attacks

[@michelleb6569]

ptsd causes eye pain.

[@MariaEduarda-fp4xz]

she was hallucinating and not sleeping???

[@saul6160]

@@michelleb6569 didn’t she get bitten again tho?

[@saul6160]

@@MariaEduarda-fp4xz v sure she got bitten again

[@drytoaster]

@@saul6160 she did

[@0lixia698]

i actually find how funny it is that this entire video proves how she immune.

[@TopAsHats]

Pretty sure that her mother got infected before ellie was born leading to immunity since she has been exposed as a kid with a little bit of it so she learned how to live with it/he body learned

[@TopAsHats]

But meh idk

[@jakeells66]

Matt: "Ellie's not immune, she's immune!"

[@mtwdew]

What

[@annasilvestre2984]

Essentially, but it’s because of the cordyceps, not her dna

[@jcgabon7593]

She just have a different kind of cordysept that will not let other cordysept in her body

[@Shadowslayer-ty9sl]

It’s more like Matt: Ellie’s not immune, she’s infected

[@NoHandle44]

It's like if she was infected with the venom symbiote, and the symbiote fought off all kinds of infections.

[@huuhwhat]

so basically theres a good fungi inside of ellie saying "no u" to every other bad fungi :/

[@2Trulyy]

That’s literally what was established in the first game

[@locman03]

@@2Trulyy No, they say she is inmune. No one consider that she is a normal girl that have the luck to be infected by another kind of fungus, they think that she is special and according to this theory, she is not

[@mrsplashman8308]

Germán Pablo Helfenberger at the end of the game they clearly state that it was the fungus in her brain that had mutated that made her “immune”

[@2lucky53]

@@locman03 They established that the Fungi in her brain has mutated thus making her immune

[@devan6696]

Probably had a yeast infection 😂

[@EggoWaffles682]

Something *serious* Serious black: “you called?”

[@raresradoi39]

With the explanation given to us in the last episode of the tv show, I'm guessing maybe they didn't pay too much attention to the numbers on that blood test. Still, I'm curious why the cordyceps she got from her mother didn't affect her.

[@evergreen9850]

Game: 18+ Mothers: i gave this to my 5 year old son to play and this is so unacceptable

[@vunknownvictory]

Wait what

[@pentadominis481]

Im 9 my dad told my mom to get the last of us 2 and now my mom is telling me to hide from the wlf and zombies in the game.

[@zecarrinho4940]

@@pentadominis481 now that's hilarious 😂

[@nightmarekingprimalaspid6133]

@@zecarrinho4940 indeed

[@buyjuanget1free]

I’m 12 and it’s sick, bruh.

[@melimelon5368]

Ellie: You can’t defeat me! Zombie Cordyceps: I know, but he can! *Common Cold has entered the chat*

[@overlord267]

That's what makes MatPat's theory BS. With a weakened immune system and if a common cold is present, she would definitely get it. So, he's telling me that she avoided the common cold for 5 years in a cowboy type setting? That's pure BS

[@vorinz]

Not only common cold, but with the amount of injuries she must have had, it should have been impossible for her to survive its infections.

[@yeeter201lol8]

@@overlord267 its not if its a theory

[@animebio5497]

@@yeeter201lol8 Logic 100

[@sanhakim1335]

@@overlord267 Her having a weakened immune system isn't the conclusion of the theory. It's the evidence given to us by the game 8:10. if you have a problem with Ellie surviving so long without getting a cold, it's the game developers you should be mad at, not matpat

[@radubogdan100]

You just explained how imunity works. One root of a virus can give you imunity for other roots. Of course, I don't think that any of that applies to fungal dissease, but the plot can go on even with your story.

[@Yaziiir]

GODDAMN! After watching the series finale... bravo! you were spot on!

[@SirGary]

So, at the end of the day... she IS immune lol

[@Nighto]

I mean... Well... Yeah.

[@Bluestar75291]

Yes and no. Is inmune in the sense that a different cordyceps keeps her body safe while hosting it from other cordyceps... But it is not in the sense that she is already infected by a cordyceps

[@khatunamezvrishvili6211]

If the other cordyceps just disappears then not really idk

[@Bluestar75291]

It is like saying that you had not seen the glory of lord of the rings because you saw the movie and not the books... Or something like that, I guess... Or maybe nor

[@SirGary]

@@bartudundar3193 Soooo... she is immune.

[@leggomyeggo5773]

the other last of us episode: ellie is immune now: yeah no

[@eltypical1337]

Are you still alive

[@AlexG32777]

The first theory still makes sense though

[@charlottehughes7378]

Well she is to the bad fungi mutating people, just infected by another that results in her immunity to said fungi.

[@viktorvaughn8192]

@MF GTM agreed lmao

[@anonymoususer6526]

@MF GTM *science

[@RanposPowderedDonuts]

I was listening to this while drawing. Nice theory man,

[@brandonboss6868]

I always thought the way Ellie reacted to her bite may have something to do with it. Maybe her blood pressure or w.e science words, when she was going on a rampage, it may have overwhelmed the fungus infection. So I always thought, well hey, if you get bit, go on a rampage.

[@theshiniestgoldenegg160]

"Ellie is not immune" Everyone: *Stares with great confusion*

[@viktorvaughn8192]

But at the end she is still immune cuz her cordyceps protects the zombie zeps.... so still immune in a sense

[@robertagren9360]

Ellie is the disease

[@felipeandrade9408]

*Stares motherfuckerly*

[@ethannewland3109]

@@backwardslash You have transcended human intelligence

[@robertagren9360]

@@backwardslash They'll be infected and get sick. The body think It's an invader of the body. Maybe die like mentioned, Ellie should be dead by now.

[@sandiseferp352]

* Someone gets bit by zombie * but im the main character the virus: understandable have a great day

[@whisperz1893]

Lmao

[@julia-qj1dq]

Underrated comment lol

[@Dudae_]

Good thing it's not a virus then 😕

[@vincentmorgan1767]

Sucks Crane didn’t have that plot armor in Dying Light

[@fishtaco5735]

sandisefer p comedi

[@vonpyra]

So TV Show confirms that.

[@ninoabreu6158]

But when he was infected she wasn't alone she was with Riley and they were bite by the same zombie so it's weird they both didn't have the same "immunity"

[@simplylemonade9056]

yeah maybe in the show, and they explained that in the finale. But in the game they weren’t bitten by the same zombie.

[@simplylemonade9056]

Also, Ellie shot Riley and then was gonna shoot herself, but she didn’t. So even if Riley was immune she wouldn’t have known.

[@jxmz367]

@@simplylemonade9056 this actually isn’t true, at the end of the first game Ellie explains how “Riley was the first to turn, and I waited for me but it didn’t happen” so Riley probably turned before Ellie shot her.

[@simplylemonade9056]

@@jxmz367 you right

[@Azzrenoza]

wow, the last of us took the "if you can t beat them join them" at whole other level

[@marcellebestbrathwaite8588]

Lol

[@uwatrkoda9131]

I’m laughing so much xD

[@CoconutButt]

Ellie: *is immune* Matt: that ain’t gonna fly

[@Theultrabean]

I thought he was going to say ‘Ellie couldn’t have ben infected by the zombie type of cordyceps because she has plot armor’

[@jorgesandoval7401]

She literally got bit 2 times and went thru spores,she’s inmune

[@TonyHimbo]

I’ve never felt more called out when he talked about just listening to KZbin videos XD

[@lubnakhan1547]

Sorry but what is ADHD?

[@tangyonions]

@@lubnakhan1547 google it

[@godofkarma1260]

I just use these videos for background noise

[@skystormy2485]

@@lubnakhan1547 attention deficit hyperactive disorder

[@cameronjadewallace]

I had to look up from my Skyrim playing to be guilty

[@meisterk1058]

Me, who didn't played the second game, : interesting

[@SnrubSource]

i wish i could unplay it

[@SkyFullOfCosplay]

Snrub can y’all just say you hate it and move tf on. Not everyone agrees that it wasn’t good. Just move on with your life if you wish you could unplay it

[@SnrubSource]

@@SkyFullOfCosplay no

[@SnrubSource]

@0o0Lucky_Cat0o0 ok

[@SnrubSource]

@0o0Lucky_Cat0o0 no, i meant i don't care.

[@AmbershadeParanormalDepartment]

He said "she MOST LIKELY isn't immune", so you can't hate because this is another not-so-sure-theory.

[@LiMete]

HE WAS RIGHT (kind of)

[@KAR401]

Ellie took her gummy vitamins so that’s why she’s immune

[@DoubleBoost23]

Rat King: _I'm the strongest Cordyceps creation._ Ellie, having eaten several dozen Vitamin Gummies: *A r e y o u s u r e a b o u t t h a t ?*

[@yamidom9134]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Blumkerzoink]

Wait am i mega immune because i took 3 when I’m supposed to only take two

[@abandoned2596]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dayzofblue8794]

As she should. The Karen's are thrivin

[@DarkMoon-hf7rw]

Other people: gets infected and dies a horrific death Ellie: catches a cold Ellie: *Guess I'll die now*

[@sixloki1232]

What a anticlimactic way to die

[@taawesome2949]

I think you forget the fact that they live in a apocalyptic world where modern medicine is no longer around

[@asdadd6304]

From the future, in the Last of Us tv series, it’s explained that Ellie was born while her mother was in the process of being infected, and had her umbilical cord cut before the cordiceps could fully take root in her. They then say that it gave her “messenger cells” that convince the cordiceps that she’s already infected and so to not zombify her.

[@kaydenduarte934]

I wonder if the fungus evolved to leave Ellie feeling fine only for the cordyceps to use her as a host. Making her feel normal, however the fungus would still lurking to figure out a way to mass infect the remaining population since humans had been seen being able to fight back by creating strong communities like WLF and others shown in the game. One way to infect another majority of humanity is for the fungus to lay low and find its way somehow into a fake "immunity" that would end up infecting all that would take it. This might mean that Joel's decision to kill the doctors and stop the procedure from happening might've saved all of the remaining humans. Which would be brilliant since Ellie resented Joel for the fact that it could've "saved everyone". But Joel's loving nature built from the first game is what ended up saving the remaining lives from taking this "cure".

[@mrmachineguy6972]

fungus isnt that intelligent

[@basantadarios6899]

fungus isnt that intelligent and it is already quite successful, sooner or later it could swarm/sneak in the outposts if it had this type of intelligence. If a species is already the most succesfull be it from any kingdom, it doesn't try to fully erradicate the other species because it doesnt care/think about it. Species that try to completely erradicate other groups have higher consciousness aka humans. The cordyceps just goes by primal instinct; procreate/infect, and eat.

[@TwilightAndCherry]

The latest last of us episode: Ellie can save the world Now: Fungi can save the world

[@NuggetOG]

Next: Nukes can save the world

[@sixloki1232]

Next: nuggets can save the world

[@coletrainhetrick]

These videos are stupid though, they demonstrate why the games would never have happened, thus demonstrating how is real world science had no application to the laws of science in this world. Hes basically proving why the apocalypse cant happen to begin with so it's just clearly not applicable to the actual game

[@mrright4519]

@@coletrainhetrick I agree hahaha

[@niftylittlename3929]

@@coletrainhetrick you clearly dont get the point of this video "remember, its just a theory, A GAME THEORY" the point of this video is to pick a fictional scenario and apply it to the real world, thus making an interesting video AND making us learn more about the game and the real world, this just makes the game more interesting, thinking of the devs thought everything through, and how. accurate it actually is!

[@ExcieXC]

Question: if Ellie bites someone, does she infect someone else with her immunosuppressed cordyceps?

[@aliyahbadillo]

nah she bit david and he didn't turn and in her journal in part II she wrote about kissing a girl and was scared about whether or not she could get her infected, but she didn't

[@watyhu99]

@@aliyahbadillo I don't see how that contradicts their point in any way....the statement was implying that if Ellie could spread her "immunity"... Which none of the characters would even know if they were...

[@atomic_wink813]

She bit Abby in the game and she didn’t turn so yea

[@mort2034]

These "didnt turn, so..." comments are pissing me off -.- Learn to read. Ellie didn't turn when she got bit either. OP is talking about the immunity fungi, not the zombie fungi.

[@watyhu99]

@@mort2034 I know right....these people got smooth brains.

[@victoriavvc]

This is actually a great theory and I think you're right about the devs knowing what they're doing here

[@MrHocotateFreight]

You know I just wondered this: do zombies pass the mirror test like animals? If not, I'd imagine hanging mirror with voice recordings over pitfall Traps could attract large groups to their own doom

[@lordzoltan8903]

Considering they can't see I'd imagine not

[@mrmachineguy6972]

they can see, runners, shamblers and stalkers can@@lordzoltan8903

[@haileymiller4122]

I thought of something else. Somebody talks about that Ellies mom got infected while she was pregnant with Ellie. So I was thinking that the fungus got into Ellie system before she was born, making her immune.

[@YN-vw1jz]

:o *big brainzzz*

[@bottledwater3557]

@@YN-vw1jz cringe!!!

[@YN-vw1jz]

@@bottledwater3557 cringe doesnt exist yall are just toxic

[@bottledwater3557]

@@YN-vw1jz nah cause ive only seen band kids say "big brain" after 2018

[@YN-vw1jz]

@@bottledwater3557 oop. I said big brains a lot tbh

[@carl1592]

that "doctor" was probably young enough and not been able to finish his medical studies because of outbreak, plus 20 years into the future without knowing new knowledge, and some knowledge lost during that 20 year span, its probably that the best doctors are dead and we're left with freshly graduated students/not-able-to-finish--medical-school-students.

[@mackeye.]

damm thats smart thinking right there

[@EgotisticalAltruist]

Plus he was a dentist

[@nsl_black8053]

I just finished yr 1 of med school and can tell that the Vaccine approach doesn’t make sense. I don’t think he is a real doctor...

[@Retrogaming450]

Exactly what I thought in fact doctors could’ve been the first to go since stupid people probably took the zombies to hospitals cuz they thought they could cure em

[@factpremiershow546]

here some facts about last of us 2 you need to know kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXPakIiepqqpq5Y

[@knightmare32]

If you watch this video after watching the series you can find the creators adding cyclosporine hints in the series,also explains why she couldn’t save the deaf kid in the series after he was infected

[@mattjc21]

thanks for putting the sponcer at the end

[@maysondae2904]

1: Ellie bit Abby in a fight, does that mean she's immune too? 2: How did the zombie that bit her get her infected with the wrong Cordyceps when the zombie had the right type? (if that makes any sense)

[@DailyDotaTV]

We've seen that breathing in some spores can infect you. She might have inhaled some good spores in her past making her already infected before the bite

[@hlogilehlogonolo5438]

Almost Evil, good spores????

[@shalomsilvestre9085]

@@hlogilehlogonolo5438 watch the vid

[@ramiere1412]

She cant infect people she said that in both games

[@DailyDotaTV]

@@hlogilehlogonolo5438 did you see the video man? 😅 yes the good fungus ones which are keeping her human.

[@grillledpickle5329]

Ellie: *breathes in spores* Matt: “Well yes but actually no”

[@jadeamelia22]

seriously though

[@LineOfThy]

what is your point?

[@Danny_der_wahre]

Seeing that the TV show actually took that theory and put it into the main story just makes me happy

[@Danny_der_wahre]

Me too

[@dingdong7997]

​@@Danny_der_wahre you forgot to switch accounts bud

[@miaomeow69]

Me too.

[@finnlarkin1757]

If you think about it elis fungus IS a vacine for the zombie one it just doesnt act or behave in the same way

[@dog8438]

I feel like this theory just proves _how_ Ellie is immune, not that she's not immune.

[@GingerCatGaming]

I mean, technically she *isn't* immune, immunity would mean her own body wouldn't be affected by it - like, if she somehow gets rid of her current infection, the other strain can and would turn her into a zombie. She just happens to have built-in armor, which isn't really the same thing.

[@p.icolo1319]

EXACTLY

[@Puuuurrrr]

She isn't immune though she did contract the fungal infection it's just that she conveniently contracted the strain that also acts as a fungal repellent by virtue of being stronger by being able to displace any of the other more dangerous strains.

[@the_sky_is_blue1239]

Exactly. Like this is how the first small pox vaccine was created. Because the antibodies for both cow pox and small pox are the same so when we were exposed to cow pox our bodies create the anti bodies. Same thing goes for this fungus. Her body has created antibodies due to exposure of a similar but harmless fungus that can fight off this fungus

[@johnpettiford6547]

According to immunology, as the video explained, what Ellie has does not define as “immune“

[@zacksilverstone7642]

Ellie: got infected with a fungal strain that helps fight off the fungal zombie strain. Me, a hopeless romantic: "... Now THAT'S a keeper."

[@bloodyknees1630]

That's brilliant.

[@zuwert9743]

mat pat please do petscop therer are 2 more episodes

[@ehsanali6352]

zuwert why are u telling this dude lol

[@zuwert9743]

@@ehsanali6352 he might see it

[@C0PPERVR]

Tess: “That still doesn’t stop you from being torn apart.”

[@drgyrftert6506]

I like how if mat was in any game he would find the answer to problem they had faster then anyone

[@abrahamlincoln8748]

The more salient title is: She’s immune, but not for the reason you think.

[@TheArsenalMan125]

so why didnt abbie get infected after she bit her?

[@MrJcdelete18]

TheArsenalMan125 Because Ellie has no traces of the “bad” infection within her

[@lowbird7947]

@@MrJcdelete18 Early in the first game a soldier scans her with the infection detector thingie

[@MrJcdelete18]

LowBird It was only positive because it was reading the “good” infection within her and without the “bad” kind, Abby wasn’t infected

[@BatFan_Attic]

Shes a carrier. Of a strain.

[@bigali2783]

So, she’s not immune. But she is immune.

[@fenndog89]

She’s not immune. Her fungus mutated. They mention it at the end of the first game

[@sahandghorbani7351]

what he is saying is that her immunity is not because of something that her body naturally does or produces (her white blood cells are in fact lower than normal). so its more like she has got the antidote to the fungus rather than being immune.

[@fenndog89]

@@sahandghorbani7351 right and Im saying this isn't some groundbreaking revelation. They never said her body was immune to the fungus. Her strain mutated and she is basically a non-symptomatic carrier. I think the confusion comes from the people in the game throwing around "she's immune" to describe her condition but honestly how else do you describe it without going into detail.

[@pineapplesplash9166]

Basically yeah. But the writers could make the story go either way. She could become a new form of infection.

[@baileebee3708]

@@fenndog89 at the end of the first game Marlene literally says “the growth has somehow mutated, it’s why she’s immune”........she’s definitely immune.

[@user-xi8hw5xh9d]

Then why didn’t Riley become immune? They were bitten by the same zombie

[@hyperdawn2524]

Matt:”she’s not immune it’s just the cordycepts” Me:“So she’s immune”

[@briannadiaz9305]

I would never expect her to be magically immune haha. This sounds like a good theory. The big question is… would the doctors REALLY have needed to kill her in order to find out this information.

[@SGz_Eliminated]

No, with the proper equipment they could have figured out it was a different strain of the fungus, I just don't think they'd thought of the possibility. They had resolved themselves to thinking if they can get at the Fungus in her brain then they can create a 'vaccine' from it. Which wasn't wrong either since infecting others with the same Fungus would have infact made them immune to the zombie variant.

[@yeemawheaver1387]

This is why im not mad that Joel killed that doctor

[@samanthagerbrandt7543]

@@SGz_Eliminated okay, but in a post apocalyptic world 20-30 years later, would they even have the equipment to do that?

[@ianluk6385]

@@samanthagerbrandt7543 I don't think the technology to do so is that advanced. It's just analyzing some samples. They could probably take some blood samples and it would be valid, and they clearly have the ability to analyze blood samples.

[@BarioIDL]

no one in their right mind would kill the only possibility of a cure after a day of meeting them. the doctor is an idiot

[@ragekid2423]

So basically. Ellie has a different version of the fungi infection. Which also prevents her from becoming a crazy fungal zombie.

[@LordCrow__]

Yeah. But I still think about how did she get infected with the wrong Fungi? She got bitten by a Zombie. Did the Zombie have both , the good and the bad Fungi? That wouldn't make any sense tho when the good Fungi fights off others.

[@andreasioannides5780]

@@LordCrow__ maybe she got it before the 1st bite

[@LordCrow__]

@@andreasioannides5780 ye but how tho?

[@TheICEgirl6100]

@@LordCrow__ inhaling its spores?

[@ozll9297]

This was already known lot of videos already cover this

[@ivanbituin9023]

You were riiiiiiight!!! As far as the show goes anyway. Called it 2 years early lol. Nice job.

[@mrmachineguy6972]

the show doesnt really confirm what he says at all...

[@benbyers2726]

Ohhh your 4th channel, can't wait! Also thought my phone died on me since I was only listining

[@chickenfingers4281]

I always felt like Ellie’s infection just evolved to a different form of symbiosis. Cordyceps is an ascomycota fungi, also known as a sac fungi. Cordyceps has a parasitic relationship with its host. However, I believe Ellie’s fungus functions in a mutualistic way. Fungus is less parasitic than one might think. Fungi actually evolved alongside plants. A lot of fungi actually has a mutualistic relationship with plants; this relationship is SO prominent it was given a name: mycorrhizae. I believe the cordyceps mutation is a valid explanation to why her chart was so weird. However, I also believe the mutated cordyceps is improving her physical condition, much like some fungi do with plants. This could be a result of the fungus evolving to NOT kill its host, because it is more beneficial to the fungus. Now, what I don’t understand is WHY THEY HAD TO REMOVE HER BRAIN TO MAKE THE VACCINE! They were literally growing fungal cultures with her blood. If this theory was correct, they would’ve been able to differentiate the fungus through the brown cultures. Why did they have to remove the WHOLE fungus to get results? It just doesn’t make sense. Anyway, thx for the vid.

[@wulfheort8021]

Didn't fungi evolve separate from plants? I always hear they are more animal-like than plant-like.

[@pengpengu5551]

@@wulfheort8021 I think when Chicken said ".. evolving alongside plant" is.. the symbiosis itself evolves? Likeee Plant A and Fungi B turned into organism C and the organism C evolves or maybe it's referring to how the symbiosis relationship itself evolves.. #CMIIW tho, that's just what I understand, might be wrong XDD cheers!

[@wulfheort8021]

@@pengpengu5551 Mate I have no clue myself to be honest

[@pengpengu5551]

@@wulfheort8021 ehh cool, pls share!

[@wulfheort8021]

@@pengpengu5551 oops, the "no" was left out

[@Flowreya]

Title: Ellie is NOT immune! *proceeds to explain why and how she is, indeed, immune* Ok

[@Gravedigger432]

No she isn't immune she is infected. It just doesn't affect her the same. Its like catch COVID but not exhibiting symptoms.

[@Flowreya]

Dillon Wigmore she is infected with a different strain making her immune to the deadly strain

[@AnUnfortunatePotato]

She’s technically not immune, just well defended against it. Think of it like a shield, and the version she has just accidentally gave that shield spikes. It just makes her more defended against the other fungi.

[@gamedevprod6276]

Dillon Wigmore talking bout covid and TLOU, check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5yri2CVbt12eqM

[@mcblizard5783]

Then explain the zombie that bit her how could it carry both when the other one that she "supposedly" has stop other fungi from infecting

[@ttvbetboster4316]

He did not just find the cure to zombie apocalypse.

[@V1CT0R1A_PL4YZ]

MapPat: okay let’s cut to the chase. Me: okay, this is gonna be normal, right? The intro: SIKE- Me: AAAAAAAAAA MY EYES AND EARS!!!!!

[@odessadoo]

Ellie: You can’t defeat me Zombie Fungi: I know but he can Common cold: Lol u ded

[@hexvitaminddeficiency9690]

Dessie Atkinson haha, cough go BRRRRRR

[@schoolboyartist7926]

what about corona

[@kcnq2245]

Actually, since she was born after the zombie infection and destruction of most of mankind, diseases would spread much more slowly. Transport is basically non existent and most people are dead, so the common cold would be a lot less common. But that’s just a theory

[@LukiKruki]

Her WBC and RBC are working on very low level, so it's no strange cold killed her.

[@nou5867]

@@kcnq2245 let him have this its funny

[@xv_nitro_6878]

Ellie gets bitten. Ellie: but I'm the main character Zombie: understandable have a great day

[@LiamFordCr395ash]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@epicsomethin1635]

Niice

[@mrtuffguy2769]

😆😆

[@davidnjihia6781]

Very nice

[@lesuperbooper4622]

Plot armour says no to your bite.

[@bellavita4457]

i just finished watching last episode of TLOU and well in the end this theory turned out to be true

[@Stookinator]

im tellin yall, symbiotic relationship she doesnt get immediatly killed by normal human things, and the virus strain she has doesnt die

[@cognitiveTrifurcation]

So basically what you're saying is that Ellie is infected with possessive yandere fungus. Sounds about right.

[@Lokifemlover]

😂when they give a anime adaptation just so we can meet the fungi

[@teo-wz5pu]

...

[@equient2025]

“I’ll kill every other fungus that tries to take my Senpai AHAHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA”

[@jacquelinelucia2327]

We need a story on this.

[@char4980]

bruh

[@tartaruga2149]

So basically: I used the fungus to destroy the fungus

[@yoursinisterdoge2785]

"Did you do it?" "Yes" "What did it cost?" "Another fungus."

[@mateoreyes6921]

He fight drugs, using drugs -Who killed captain Alex? The movie

[@yijunwu2636]

This is huge, i luv how u know these stuff

[@ellierose6]

Since the strain at issue infected the stalker that bit her mother, I don't think that's it, exactly. It must relate to the body's processes that occur before and after water breaks. Some situation that would be incredibly rare. Perhaps at that stage, any trace of the other species you mention provides a defense.

[@ahmadalwan1889]

Next video: “Did Joel really die?🤔”

[@SW12234]

Now you know he dead

[@NordicTrackTSeriesTreadmill]

@@SW12234 Sadly yes but we all knew it would happen from the start, things were to perfect and to good

[@galax8162]

He is

[@goofygoober622]

how the zombie, that bit ellie, turned into a zombie if they have a good cordyceps in their body?

[@Tericlay]

I mean, they buried him. Even if he had somehow miraculously survived his injuries, the suffocation caused by being buried alive would've finished the job. I know this comment was only a joke.

[@watsyurdeal]

All I'm hearing is Abby's dad was wrong and Joel was right. GG

[@iluvfour]

honestly.

[@ornitorrincoc1borgue767]

That's kinda sad then, because... [Spoilers]. Everyone, even Joel or the doctors, died in vain. They were not even right about the cure in the first game, that means Abby killed Joel in vain such as he killed her father and the fireflies...

[@twigs3410]

i mean it’s better to try than nothing. nothing in the world can be done without trying and attempt

[@comradekenobi8146]

WELL... Maybe they needed to collect a significant sample of the cordyceps from her in order to synthesize that specific vaccine?

[@jrkularatne2900]

Joel was always right and he did the right thing

[@thebeatlesr1]

In order for another strain to infect her, it would also need to make the species jump as well which would be a huge coincidence

[@Starshine1399]

Film Theory: Glitches Game Theory: Also Glitches Me: Coincidence? I think not.

[@bisexualichigo4227]

Ikr.

[@lorelaigilmore8668]

That and 7/23

[@Chris_Cross]

I just thought it was odd that they actually had an intro when, for the last few months, neither channel had an intro.

[@senorjesse2299]

thought so too... took a look at the video from last year on the same date just in case. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5uWe4V4l7SWo68 - nothing that I saw buuuuut also I'm lazy today haha

[@captainkoala3291]

I think something is happening on the 23rd.

[@jonasnielsen843]

Game theory idea: "which pokemon city is best to live at if Pokedex is literal"

[@Iownspaceandcake]

This sounds better as an episode of unraveled

[@Piggly8w8]

Do you mean which one is safest or which one would be the most benefited by the nearby pokemon?

[@jonasnielsen843]

@@Piggly8w8 either or both

[@TeaKiwi]

The last one in Pokemon shield

[@MikhailYT]

NOT Lavender Town.

[@yohlosqualo6489]

but Ellie was bitten by a zombie infected with the right mushroom, her friend in fact transformed

[@LineOfThy]

She could have gotten it beforehand

[@yohlosqualo6489]

@@LineOfThy true....... i think is just a theory, there is nothing confirmed

[@Vixenschuuring]

Sirius Black: "Why am I being dragged into this? I'm dead mate" ( 1:14 )

[@Wraith8082]

This was basically confirmed near the conclusion of the first game, as Marlene tells Joel that the cordyceps in Ellie’s brain have “somehow mutated and is why she’s immune”

[@therealmalik1119]

And he made that one sentence a 16 minute video.

[@emperorthylord]

@@therealmalik1119 This video is pretty stupid but we like it because of how excited he sounds

[@gustavomendoza5751]

Lol so can this help the coronavirus 🤔 lmfao

[@marcellebestbrathwaite8588]

@@emperorthylord never in my life have i agree or disagree with a person on the internet you my friend have unlocked that achievement

[@BL3H-]

@@emperorthylord never have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.